Michael Shay's Hummingbirdminds

I remember how careful we were during the first weeks of the Covid-19 plague. We got our groceries delivered, left on the porch or (if snowi...

This April 6 WyoFile post brings us more good news about global warming: Wyoming botanist Trevor Bloom spotted his first springtime bloom...

Cheyenne Frontier Days is underway. I live maybe a half-mile from Frontier Park, home of the rodeo and night concerts. On most nights, I can...

The Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center  web site has become the key Covid-19 site in the U.S. and probably worldwide. Stats as of 5/1...

I received my first Covid-19 injection on Jan. 15. I saw a message Wednesday on the MyChart page of the Cheyenne Regional Medical Center. It...

I don't always read the AARP Bulletin . It's a good publication with lots of helpful info for retirees like me. But, you know, there...

I wish I could report to you that the pandemic is over. Alas-- Wyoming Dept. of Health, Nov. 14: Seventeen more Coronavirus-related deaths ...

The Covid-19 death counts recorded by the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Tracker shows the U.S. leading the world with 6.26 million cases and 188...

Gardening vs. Farming. Hobby vs. Growing Crops to Feed the Family and the Nation I'm a hobbyist gardener. I am not growing a garden beca...

I decided to cancel my Aug. 3 appearance at ARTCORE'S Music & Poetry Series in Casper. I was on a double bill with musician Lauren ...

I posted my first blog about the pandemic on March 15. In "The pandemic comes to Wyoming," I mused about the deadly virus and the ...

Some days, I get up and stare at the coronavirus news on my smartphone screen. I can access every news source on the planet and, even thou...

How have the arts been impacted by the pandemic? Bigly. No surprise, since the creating of art can be a solitary act but it's enjoye...

My sister-in-law, Ellen Berry, died last week in Florida after a three-year bout with lung cancer. She was 61. She was a wonderful perso...

A viral plague kills thousands and forces millions to hunker down at home and practice social distancing when out in public. Black America...

Our first public outing of the COVID-19 era was to a combination drive-in concert and movie. It was held in a pasture on the Terry Bison Ran...

Listening to "Dear Prudence" on WPR's Throwback Thursday. Song from the Beatles White Album. Not sure if I bought the White Al...

Note of paranoia from Wyoming Senator/Sawbones John Barrasso. Somehow I got on his email list. I haven’t yet unsubscribed because it is so...

Our legislature gathers for a short special session tomorrow to decide how to divvy up the federal pandemic stimulus funds. I’d vote to give...

My stepmother died at a Florida nursing home on April 9. She was 94 and suffering from an assortment of maladies. She had end-stage celebral...